Day: March 18, 2020

All four BJD candidates elected to RS from Odisha

7:01 pm March 18, 2020

Bhubaneswar: All the four BJD candidates were on Wednesday elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed as opposition BJP and Congress did not field any nominee for the polls scheduled to be held on March 26. Let me take oath, I will speak in detail about accepting RS nomination: Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi Odisha Assembly Secretary-cum Returning […]

Goa geared up to tackle COVID-19 third wave: CM

Seal Goa borders to stop coronavirus: GFP

6:51 pm March 18, 2020

Panaji: The Goa Forward Party (GFP) on Wednesday demanded that borders of the coastal state be sealed except for essential commodities to stop spread of novel coronavirus. GFP chief Vijai Sardesai also demanded that upcoming elections to Zilla Panchayats be deferred indefinitely amid coronavirus scare. “The Goa government has already suggested measures including social distancing […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

One more tests positive for coronavirus in Noida

6:44 pm March 18, 2020

Noida (UP: A resident of Noida, who recently returned from Indonesia, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Gautam Buddh Nagar health officials said on Wednesday. The total number of positive cases for the COVID-19 in the district now stands at four, Chief Medical Officer Anurag Bhargava said. Coronavirus cases in country climb to 147 […]

NKorea’s Kim admits troubled medical system amid virus fears

6:37 pm March 18, 2020

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged that his country lacks modern medical facilities and called for urgent improvements, state media said Wednesday, in a rare assessment of the North’s health care system that comes amid worries about the coronavirus in the impoverished country. UK defends virus plan as ‘wartime’ measures loom Outside experts […]

Priti Patel unveils campaign to counter UK's Windrush immigration scandal

Priti Patel uncovers UK’s hostile threats assessment body

6:31 pm March 18, 2020

London: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has publicly confirmed the existence of an organisation established to assess the threat of hostile state activity and inform the UK government’s response. UK defends virus plan as ‘wartime’ measures loom The Joint State Threats Assessment Team (JSTAT) was created in 2017 in response to the increased and evolving […]